LCM & sails, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

[TheChronicOne]

Hey I just saw this and thought of you!   


"a Royal regalia Flying Alouette, as Jumbo,"





Awesome dragon!!  Reminds me of something I saw at work...

[ericr]

Hey I just saw this and thought of you!   


"a Royal regalia Flying Alouette, as Jumbo,"

thanks a lot ! I didn't know thazt one, and it certainly is inspiring ! (wait and see  )

and I quite like the Real World backing story : only in Incredible India ... 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/40-years-ago-indian-air-forces-jumbo-danced-across-the-skies/articleshow/56789364.cms

[ericr]

with all these Buccanneer-based stuff shown before, I had a fuselage left, and I also had in my stash a funny small fishing rod : hence this fishy combination :

[PR19_Kit]

I think that takes the record for the longest model ever shown on here. 

[ericr]

I think that takes the record for the longest model ever shown on here. 

thanks for the recognition of the record !
and sorry about the naught length of the wings 

[steelpillow]

Lovely idea.

What species of fish? The bait was obviously one of J W Dunne's designs - he of the first swept-wing aircraft - from his book Sunshine and the Dry Fly.

[Tophe]

Very funny!
But... I hope you belong to the few fishermen not killing the fish (poor buccanish...) but letting it free after the joy of catching it, do you?

[TheChronicOne]

Ha!!! Flippin' brilliant!!    This is glorious..  It could even be a "Tampa Bay Buccaneer" if it were a fish taken from that area!   (American Football team in Florida).  This is some great stuff, dude.


Glad you liked the Pachy-Helo. I saw another animal aircraft mash up last night too and set it aside to show you...   It's a friggin crab tank.. 

  Not the normal fair but I figured I'd snag it anyway because things like this are great for inspiration!

[ericr]

thanks all very much !

and also for the crab : I will think of it 

[ericr]

I discovered the existence of this recently, apparently a not so rare exercise in 1/1 whiffing of french classic cars (2cv and "Traction")



and in my stash I had one of each in 1/43 by Heller ...

so here is one way, in red :





and the other way, blue :

[Tophe]

Very lovely Citroen compounds... (usually I like only airplanes/seaplanes but here I clap my hands anyway)

[ericr]

thanks !

the kitbash is more obvious to french eyes 

[PR19_Kit]

They both look good to my English eyes too. 

[ericr]

They both look good to my English eyes too. 

there must something similar to be done with british cars ...

or ... trans-channel? I still have a few 2cvs in my stash, as well as a mini Austin 

[jcf]

They both look good to my English eyes too. 

there must something similar to be done with british cars ...

or ... trans-channel? I still have a few 2cvs in my stash, as well as a mini Austin 

1/32 Airfix Monty's Humber (Humber Super Snipe) front-end on a Cortina?